Post by polofan on Jul 15, 2024 9:24:59 GMT -8
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My .02 on Quicksilver
Note: I viewed mostly 18 and some 16U games.
Pros:
Loved the format of morning and afternoon games and consistent times
Every game on time . The gap between was great
Scoreboards, announcing, smoke machines, player intros, player interviews were all great. Would be awesome for JO’s, Kap 7’s other tournaments to experiment here.
Online scores were posted in near real - time
Prize money was a nice add
Quicksilver merch was unique and well designed
Woolet was set up very well.
Score clocks, score keepers, and general quality of “behind the scenes” was great
Cons:
Time of year. It’s hard to commit to a tournament the week before JO’s. Earlier in the year would be awesome
Lack of “international”
Weaker competition than expected. Many key players did not attend and several key teams
Neutral:
Refs. There was a bunch of talk of “top quality refs”. I am not saying there was crazy-bad reffing going on but I did not see much difference that most tournaments
Ugly:
Parental behavior - Not sure if there was a code of conduct but the continuance of parents yelling from the stand at players, ref’s, coaches, and even kids its just sad. I witnessed this several times. Although I did see one parent getting ejected, based off of what I witnessed I hope he is suspended.
Overall, I hope this pushes some other tournaments to adopt the pros from the list and have Quicksilver look at a different date of perhaps merge with another tournament like Kap7 or compete with Kap7 (ALA Newport Invite - scrimmages).
Kudos to the folks who organized and executed on it.
My .02 on Quicksilver
Note: I viewed mostly 18 and some 16U games.
Pros:
Loved the format of morning and afternoon games and consistent times
Every game on time . The gap between was great
Scoreboards, announcing, smoke machines, player intros, player interviews were all great. Would be awesome for JO’s, Kap 7’s other tournaments to experiment here.
Online scores were posted in near real - time
Prize money was a nice add
Quicksilver merch was unique and well designed
Woolet was set up very well.
Score clocks, score keepers, and general quality of “behind the scenes” was great
Cons:
Time of year. It’s hard to commit to a tournament the week before JO’s. Earlier in the year would be awesome
Lack of “international”
Weaker competition than expected. Many key players did not attend and several key teams
Neutral:
Refs. There was a bunch of talk of “top quality refs”. I am not saying there was crazy-bad reffing going on but I did not see much difference that most tournaments
Ugly:
Parental behavior - Not sure if there was a code of conduct but the continuance of parents yelling from the stand at players, ref’s, coaches, and even kids its just sad. I witnessed this several times. Although I did see one parent getting ejected, based off of what I witnessed I hope he is suspended.
Overall, I hope this pushes some other tournaments to adopt the pros from the list and have Quicksilver look at a different date of perhaps merge with another tournament like Kap7 or compete with Kap7 (ALA Newport Invite - scrimmages).
Kudos to the folks who organized and executed on it.